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Article Evaluation: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Massachusetts Teachers' Oath" - The article gives us a good basis of background information, but is distracting by veering off to describe personal lives and past lives of officials that are in connection with the oath. The distraction of this information causes an interruption in gaining information and developing understanding of the oath itself. All information besides this one wander off is relevant to the topic at hand. - Nothing seems to be out of date, there is a decent formulation of a timeline to describe the process of the development and eventual eradication of the oath within Massachusetts. I would go into further detail in some categories, there is a general basis but for an article trying to introduce a point to those who do not have prior knowledge of the topic then there needs to be more of a description backing up the evidence. - The sentences are short and brief, I wish there was more background information formulated at the beginning of the article. Understanding how something along these lines was formulated and the process took is important in understanding and I wish the background was expanded more.

- The article is neutral, and there are no signs of bias towards any of the claims or arguments structured within it. - The authors introduction of the people who are "in force" of the oath is over represented and there is little about those in favor. - Uses two different sources that go to the same link, the links are labeled differently but go to the same article. - The source given is a lecture by a Harvard professor. The article uses the word I and refrains from using any other form of word to back up where a source or where information would have been gathered, therefore we can assume this is based of opinion. Alongside the use of the word "I" he does state opinions, which in the end result there is little to no history gathered that is used within the article.

- When viewing the talk page, there is no conversation started or about this article. - The article is rated very low, " Start-Class" and "Low importance" to be specific. - This article is stated to be apart of the WikiProject efforts. - The way Wikipedia talks about this topic is with more of a general understand rather than a analyzed view on the topic itself. We have not talked specifically about the topic of the "Massachusetts Teachers' Oath" but we have talked a significant amount about education. With that being said this is an area of education, and in order to understand the importance of this topic there needs to be more of an analyzed approach within the article, similar to what we have done during class when talking about the topics under the umbrella of education.

Article Topics: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Medicinal Marijuana Use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis

Medicinal Plants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicinal_plants

Society of Cannabis Clinicians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Cannabis_Clinicians

California Cannabis Research Medical Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Cannabis_Research_Medical_Group

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Final Article Contributions:

1.) On a Wikipedia article describing the famous Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937), that created the federal restriction of cannabis use and sales, the titled is labeled as "Marihuana Tax Act of 1937". My first change is to fix the title and make it easier for searches. I changed the smaller title, but was unable to change the large title, but I also changed every grammatical error within the article.

2.) In article labeled Medical Cannabis ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis#cite_note-11 ). I plan on adding in to a little bit of history, I found a part in the opening statement that says " In the United States, 33 states and the District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes, beginning in California in 1996". I planned on adding how the legalization of cannabis within California started from the Compassionate Use Act. Therefore the change would say, " In the United States, 33 states and the District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes, beginning in California in 1996 with the enactment of the Compassionate Use Act".

3.) In the article Medical Cannabis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis#cite_note-11) the list the adverse effects of using marijuana for medical purposes. The ones listed are good, although I wanted to include what short term issues are caused neurologically within the use of cannabis. Therefore, I added the additional phrase "Other effects can include impaired short-term memory; impaired motor coordination; altered judgment; and paranoia or psychosis at high doses" which I found from a medical study in order to add more effects to the list on the page.